Car-roof.



H. A, GHRIfaTYf GAR ROOF.

APPLIGATIOH FILED 5mm, 191a.

11. A. GHRISTY.

GAB. ROOF.

APPLICATION FILED 51111.6, 1913.

9 SHEETSSHEET 1.

EPatented July 22, 1913.

w A 0 m w w g WW H. A. GHRIQTY.

GAB ROOF.

APPLIOATION FILED JANA, 1013.

Patented July 22, 1913 9 SHEETS-SHEET 6.

H. A. OERISTY.

OAR ROOF.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. s, 1913 Lflfi8fllg Patented July 22,1913

9 SHBET-Er-SHBET 6v H. A.. ummy. GAB. ROOF.

APE'LICATION FILED J AN B, 1913. 1,06%319.

mm July 22, 1913.

9 BHEETS-EKEET 7.

H. A. OHRISTY.

CAR ROOF.

APPLICATION FILED JAILS, 1913.

Patented July 22, 1913.

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H. A. CHRISTI.

mm HOOP.

APPLICATION FILED JAE. U, 1913.

Patentefl July 212, W13.

0 SHEETS-SHEE'PS.

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metal roof-plates having inturned flanges accommodated 1n the troughs of said carlines and marginal flanges downturned over said Z-bar,.substant1ally as described.

3. Ina railway-car, the combination of a car-body side-wall equipped with sheathing, a metal Zbar extended longitudinally of the car-body and at the top of said sheathing, said Z-bar having an upstanding flange and a downturned flange overlapping the outer face of said sheathing, metal carlines having their ends bent down over the upstanding flange of said bar, sheet-metal roofplates having marginal flan es bentdown over the upstanding flange oi said bar, and cap-strips over said carlines having terminal ears overlapping the downwardly presented flange of the Zbar, whereby the drainage from the root takes place over the bar, the latter protecting thesheathing and preventing leakage into the interior of the car-body, substantially as described.

4. In a railway-car, the combination of a car-body side-wall equipped with sheathing,

a metal Z-bar extended longitudinally of the car-body and covering said sheathing, said Z-bar having an upstanding-flange and a downwardly-presented flange overlap ing the outer face of the sheathing, metal (31311- nel carlines having their ends bent down over the upstanding flange of said bar, sheetnaetal roof-plates having marginal flanges bent downever the upstanding flange of said bar, and cap-strips over said carlines having terminal ears overlapping the'downwardly presented flange of the Z-bar, said terminal ears being apertured opposite the troughs of said carlines, whereby the drainage from the roof'takes place over the Z-bar, which protects the sheathing and prevents leakage into the interior of the car-body, substantially as described. 1

. outer face of said sheathing, carlines having their ends bent down over the upstanding flange of said bar, sheet-metal roofwhereby the drainage from the roof takes place over said bar, which protects the sheathing and prevents leakage into the interior ot' the car-body, substantially as de scribed.

6. In a railway-car, the combination of a car-body side-Wall having sheathing, a metal-bar extended longitudinally of the car-body and covering the top of said sheathing, said bar having a depending flange overlapping the outer tape of said sheathin metal carlines having their ends bent down over said bar, sheet-metal roof-plates having marginal flanges bent down over said bar, cap-strips over said carlines having terminal ears overlapping the flange of said bar, apertured blocks beneath the flange of said bar, and r securing bolts extended through apertures of said carlines, bar-flange, blocks and side-Wall, the bottom surfaces of the apertures of said blocks sloping downwardly for the discharge of moisture, substantially as described. 7

7. In. a railway-car, the combination of an apertured side-plate, side-wall sheathing, a metal Z-bar extended longitudinally of the car-body above said sheathing and having an iimer 11 standing flange and an outer apertured epending flange overlapping the outer face of said sheathing, carlines having their ends bent down over said bar, sheet-metal roof-plates having marginal flanges bent down over said bar, cap-strips above said ca'rlines having apert-ured terminal ears overlappin the flange of said bar, apertured blocks beneath said flange accommodated in recesses of the sheathing, the bottom walls of said block-apertures sloping downwardly and outwardly for the dis charge of moisture, and securing bolts extending through the apertures of said capstri-p ears, said flange, blocks, and side-plate, the cap-strip ears being loosely accommodated beneath the heads of said bolts to give thereof-structure flexibility, substantially as'described. A I

8, In a railvvay-car,'the combination or" a car-bodyside-Wall having sheathing and a side-plate, a metal-bar extended longitudinally of the car-body and covering the top edge of the sheathing, metal carlines having their ends bent down over said bar, sheetmetal. reof plates having marginal flanges bent down over said bar. said bar having an outer depending flange overlapping the outer face of said sheathing, capetrips over said carlines having terminal ears overlapping the outer flange of said bar, braces fastened to the end-portions or" said carlines and shaped to conform thereto, and fastenlug-means extending through said braces,

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side-plate, bar and ttU'lllltittl'ttll'S of the capsti'ips, nnbstnnt tally as tlesm-ihod.

9. Lin a i'aitwa -cai, the combination of cai' body side-walls, channel can-lines with oppositely-ptojecting flanges extending i'roni sidewall to sidewall, shoot-metal braves tastenecl to said side-walls and shaped with do pi'ossions to receive the CtLl'llllCH, Stilt! braces having outstanding flanges beneath and seetued to the flanges of the carlines, and i-t'mf-plates associated with said outlines and HltlC-WttllS, substantially as described.

10. in a railway-car, the combination of oar-body side-Walls, channel cat'lines dis posed trough-side upward extended from side-wall to side-Wall, said CttllltlQS having o i;iositel pi'ojeeting flanges along their top edges si1eet-1netal braces fastened to the in. nor surfaces of the sidewalls and shaped with depressions to lOCQlVG the (mt-lines; each of said iii-aces having a plate-portion adapted for attachment; to the side-Wall, a section extended laterally thereti'oi'i'i with a depression for the neeonin'iodation oi the outline and side-brace port-ions connecting the plate part with the part providedwith the (lQPIGF- sion, and roof-plates associated with said airlines and sidewalls, said root-platenluiving doWnt-urnetfl flanges loosely acconnnodated in the troughs of said earlines, sub- Stitllltlttil, as described 1L In a railwaymar, the eon'ibination of car-bocly sidenvalls, channel eni'lines with oppositely-projecting flanges extended from side-wall to sidtnwall, shoot-nwtal braces tastened to Said side-walls and shaped with de-- pi'essionfi for tho ltltfQpl'ltlll oi the Ctll'llllUS, eat-h oi said braces having a plate-portion adapted for attachment: to the side-wall and a laterally-oxtonthd portion and Shaped to t-on'toini to and timely it the under surface of the ttlllltlt! with flanges beneath and tantoned to the Hanger; ot' the (:HllIlG. tapered vsidofportloin; integral with and connecting and bracingthe (t1lilllC-SHPPOl'tLlIl portion of the brace with the plat -tltttllllll0llt portion, and 1 'oo'l'-plates associated with said (:til'lltlBF; and side-walla substantially as; described 1.9. In a 1: 'lway-enr, the combination of ear-body sidewalls, channel (airlines extended. from sidewall to side-wall with their troughs )i'esui'ited upwardly and with their troughs tinpeifoiratel sheetmetal. roofplatee associated with said eat-lines and sidewalls, aportiu'ed capstrips located over said cnrlinos and extending from Side-wall to side-Wall, bolts extended upwardly through the apertures of said cap-etrips With their heads inside of the cap-strip, runningbonrot supports, nuts for said. bolts to hold said running-board supports in position, and olnmpinganits securing); said bolts to said cap-strips, substai'itially as described.

HENRY A. CHRIS"? Witnesses Viaomn M. FULLER, LU'LHER JOHNS. 

